This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Record and use as evidence in court meetings with social services.
I want people to be able to make voice recordings of any conversation, meeting or assessment done by social services (especially if they are in court proceedings with social services) and be able to use the recordings in court as evidence of what was done and said.
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In my experience and the experience of many many others there has been debate and conflict of what has been said between families and social workers. It maybe the family doesn't agree that they were told something or dont agree that they said or did something when having meetings or assessments with social workers. These recordings will benefit both families and social workers to be able to prove exactly what what said by all parties. And used as evidence in court if either party disagrees.
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